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July 15, 2020

The Greatest Coronavirus Risks When You Fly

July 14, 2020

How do you deal with people who refuse to wear a mask? Experts weigh in with advice

While blue-winged warblers have predominantly yellow underparts, golden-winged warblers have white bellies and a black throat patch and face mask. Hybrid offspring of blue-winged and golden-winged warblers have a mix of coloration from the two parent species, and can thus be used to help identify which parts of the genome are associated with which color patterns. IMAGE: DAVID TOEWS, PENN STATE

July 14, 2020

What determines a warbler's colors?

July 14, 2020

Love IPAs? You’re Probably a Risk-Taker Too, According to Science

Millennium Science Complex IMAGE: PENN STATE

July 14, 2020

Huck Institutes tackles pandemic with true 'We Are' spirit

Over time goldenrod plants and the gall flies that feed on them have been one-upping each other in an ongoing competition for survival. Now, a team of researchers has discovered that by detecting the plants’ chemical defenses, the insects may have taken the lead. IMAGE: ERIC YIP, PENN STATE

July 09, 2020

Gall fly outmaneuvers host plant in game of 'Spy vs. Spy'

July 08, 2020

Podcast explores COVID-19 messaging’s effects on perceptions, anxieties and behaviors

July 08, 2020

Researchers gauge the effect of protests and reopenings on reviving the pandemic

A team of Penn State researchers is collaborating on a potential new method to treat cancer by delivering a unique nanoparticle to a localized cancerous area in mice and activating the treatment through light exposure.IMAGE: ADOBE STOCK

July 07, 2020

Custom nanoparticle regresses tumors when exposed to light

July 07, 2020

Ticks - biology, threats, protections - are focus of 10-week Penn State webinar series

Image of Virgil writing a poem from "The Georgics: Book IV." IMAGE: THE GEORGICS: BOOK IV

July 06, 2020

Virgil inspires donor to create endowed professorship in College of Ag Sciences

July 06, 2020

Coronavirus update: An antibody cocktail gets a final test, COVID-19’s death rate could be twice as high as earlier estimates

July 02, 2020

Newly acquired Leica SP8 DIVE Multiphoton Microscope enables deep in vivo imaging

Plant pathologist Carolee Bull works in her home garden in State College, Pennsylvania.

July 02, 2020

How to manage plant pests and diseases in your victory garden

The Effects of Race, edited by Nina G. Jablonski and Gerhard Maré

July 02, 2020

Why does racism prevail? Leading scholars apply their minds

Different wavelengths of light register as different colors in an animal’s visual system. Top is the human view; bottom is a dog’s eye view.

July 02, 2020

Do dogs really see in just black and white?

Seed Grant Info Graphic depicting $300K from CSRE, $300K in matching funds, 13 projects funded, 30 Penn State researchers

July 02, 2020

Center for Security Research and Education announces seed grant awardees

July 01, 2020

Politicians, scientists back masks: They work

Sally Mackenzie is shown in a field surrounded by plants.

July 01, 2020

As climate change makes growing seasons less predictable, scientists dig into a novel approach to boosting crop resilience

A cuckoo bee, a native member of the Apidae family, visits a flower for nectar on Mt. Nittany in Centre County.

June 30, 2020

Checklist of Pa. bees documents 49 new species and some that may be endangered

June 29, 2020

Coral Researchers Recognized for Significant Contributions to Field

June 29, 2020

Autonomous robot equipped with UVC lights neutralises 90 per cent of coronavirus particles on surfaces and can disinfect an entire warehouse in 30 minutes

Penn State announced that students will return to in-person instruction in the fall — as a result, university faculty and staff will make a return as well.

June 29, 2020

Penn State faculty members express concerns regarding university’s fall reopening plan

Americans’ ultra-processed diet is fueling obesity across the world.

June 27, 2020

The Greatest Coronavirus Risks When You Fly

How do you deal with people who refuse to wear a mask? Experts weigh in with advice

What determines a warbler's colors?

Love IPAs? You’re Probably a Risk-Taker Too, According to Science

Huck Institutes tackles pandemic with true 'We Are' spirit

Gall fly outmaneuvers host plant in game of 'Spy vs. Spy'

Podcast explores COVID-19 messaging’s effects on perceptions, anxieties and behaviors

Researchers gauge the effect of protests and reopenings on reviving the pandemic

Custom nanoparticle regresses tumors when exposed to light

Ticks - biology, threats, protections - are focus of 10-week Penn State webinar series

Virgil inspires donor to create endowed professorship in College of Ag Sciences

Coronavirus update: An antibody cocktail gets a final test, COVID-19’s death rate could be twice as high as earlier estimates

Newly acquired Leica SP8 DIVE Multiphoton Microscope enables deep in vivo imaging

How to manage plant pests and diseases in your victory garden

Why does racism prevail? Leading scholars apply their minds

Do dogs really see in just black and white?

Center for Security Research and Education announces seed grant awardees

Politicians, scientists back masks: They work

As climate change makes growing seasons less predictable, scientists dig into a novel approach to boosting crop resilience

Checklist of Pa. bees documents 49 new species and some that may be endangered

Coral Researchers Recognized for Significant Contributions to Field

Autonomous robot equipped with UVC lights neutralises 90 per cent of coronavirus particles on surfaces and can disinfect an entire warehouse in 30 minutes

Penn State faculty members express concerns regarding university’s fall reopening plan

Obesity: America’s number one export?

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